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Valvoline Inc., a U.S.-based worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – and Cummins Inc., the largest independent manufacturer of engines and related components with operations in over 190 countries and territories – announced today a five-year renewal of their longstanding marketing and technology partnership agreement.  Under this renewal, Cummins will endorse and recommend Valvoline’s Premium Blue engine oil for its heavy-duty diesel eng...

UKAS is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following SSIP SSIP-Registered Members as inspection bodies under ISO 17020: 2012. CQMS PQS The accreditations follow the successful completion of their assessment against ISO 17020. Safety Schemes in Procurement SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) and UKAS have been working on a pilot assessment program for a small number of SSIP Registered Members. The results of the pilot will be collated and fed back to SSIP. The SSIP Registered...

Twiceme Technology wants to make adventures safer by making personal equipment smart. A partnership with the French sports company Julbo was announced with the joint goal of increasing safety on the slopes. This will strengthen the presence and awareness of Twiceme® in France and in the Alps which is great news for skiers wanting the most advanced equipment in terms of safety. Twiceme Technology has entered a partnership with Julbo aiming to increase safety for skiers through digital tech...

Finally, The Security Event 2021 took place at Birmingham NEC in early September, some 18 months after the industry last had the opportunity to come face to face at a gathering of this scale. And it certainly didn’t seem like it was a minute too soon. The Zitko stand was well attended and not just by industry visitors. Since the last show, the company’s virtually doubled in size and over the three days, they had most of the 30+ team present. Train & deploy solution 12 months o...

Building work has commenced on the new training facility and fire station in Huntingdon. The ground was broken on the multi-million-pound project, which involves building a modern, purpose-built training center and new community fire station at St John’s Park, north of Huntingdon. To officially commence the build, Chief Fire Officer - Chris Strickland joined Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority Chair, Councillor Edna Murphy, along with key colleagues involved with the project fr...

This week they’re looking at the marine industry and with it being mostly ship/ocean work, due to the unpredictability of varying factors such as weather, the ocean, the ship itself, and more, having the correct uniform and workwear shouldn’t be something that the workers should worry about. The importance of flotation suits and buoyancy aids can help protect workers when(if) falling into the ocean and sinking or drifting away. Initial cold shock Furthermore, with thermal properti...

Verint Systems (Verint), the globally renowned customer engagement company, has announced that Quadrant Knowledge Solutions has named Verint’s Experience Management a top performer and technology leader, in the 2021 SPARK Matrix Analysis of the Global Voice of the Customer (VoC) Platforms Market. Quadrant Knowledge Solutions conducted an in-depth analysis and evaluated the products, market presence, and value proposition for the major VoC platform vendors. Verint’s comprehensive te...

New Orleans, LA Local 632 has spearheaded a successful effort to secure a $15 per hour minimum wage for firefighters and paramedics, as well as all other city employees. The New Orleans Civil Service Commission, which is responsible for city personnel, approved the raise pushed by Local 632 and other labor advocacy groups and approved by the city council, for a living wage for all city employees. Next municipal budget The plan, which will cost the city approximately $11 million, will raise ba...

The Nomination Committee for Saab AB for the Annual General Meeting 2022 has now been appointed, based on the shareholder structure on August 31, 2021. Members of the Saab Nomination Committee are: Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board of Saab AB Petra Hedengran, Investor AB Peter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg Investments AB Ossian Ekdahl, Första AP-fonden Anders Algotsson, AFA Försäkring Nomination Committee for Saab AB The Nomination Committee represents approximately...

REV Group, Inc. announces the appointment of Eric Sandstrom as Senior Vice President, Engineering & Technology, a newly-created executive leadership position. The new role will play a critical part in evolving the product portfolio, optimizing engineering excellence, and product and powertrain design, innovation, and technological advancements. Prior to joining REV Group, Sandstrom was Global Chief Engineer - Electric Propulsion Systems at General Motors and led the team responsible for dev...

Martin joins ASI after spending a long and successful career with BRE Global, where he worked in a number of different roles within Fire Detection over a 23-year period. These roles included test engineer, certification manager, audit manager, ISO9001 lead auditor, certification verifier, and business development manager. Working across so many different aspects of the business offered Martin the opportunity to acquire a wealth of knowledge that he now brings to ASI.  It was during his rol...

Chubb, a foremost provider of security and fire safety solutions has been appointed by EDF Energy as the main security systems provider for the operational station at Hinkley Point C (HPC) – the UK’s largest construction project and a first new generation of a nuclear plant to be built in over 20 years. Chubb is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the foremost global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions.  Job Opportunities...

FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Auburn Fire burning in Pennington county, on the north side of Rapid City. FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Tammy Littrell approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) after receiving the request late this afternoon and determining that the fire threatened such destruction that it would constitute a major disaster. Fire threat At the time of the request, the Auburn Fi...

The London Fire Brigade successfully prosecuted a West London building owner, after major breaches of fire safety law were discovered, following a major blaze three years ago. On 9 August 2018, firefighters were called to a fire at a flat above a shop on Queensway in Bayswater, West London. It took 70 firefighters and ten fire engines to control the blaze that ravaged half of the four-story building. Two women were rescued from the building and treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. Absenc...

Chubb Systems has been successful in obtaining approved supplier status for the rail sector following a recent audit under the RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) verification system.  RISQS is the supplier pre-qualification scheme that verifies if a company has the required capabilities and processes in place to deliver the expected quality and safety-focused level of service for the rail sector.  Approved Supplier The scheme provides visibility of Chubb Syst...

Local Dartford MP, Gareth Johnson, has officially opened a new extension at Kentec Electronics, the manufacturer of life-critical fire control systems, enabling the firm to expand its manufacturing, dispatch, and stores capability by a third. The extension not only enhances Kentec’s core production capabilities but also adds further capability to its ‘Specials’ Department for niche and complex projects, such as those delivered to historic buildings or even yachts. Kev...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will host Global Trends and Research, a one-day online program covering contemporary life safety challenges and research efforts, to ensure that practitioners have the information and knowledge to succeed in their roles. The virtual conference on Tuesday, November 2, will cover topics ranging from alternative energy solutions, green buildings, parking garages, to exterior facades. The program, the sixth in an 11-event year-long 125th Anniversary C...

Chubb announced the launch of Chubb visiON+ for its customers worldwide, a range of complementary remote fire safety and security services for improved connectivity, responsiveness, and overall peace of mind. With visiON+, Chubb is changing how protection is managed, using valuable data analytics to remotely take the right actions at the right time, maintaining full protection. Chubb is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, and sustainable building, and col...

Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Industries and a globally renowned manufacturer of fire, patrol, and rescue craft, named Banner Fire Equipment, Inc. of Roxanna, Illinois, as its sales and service dealership for the US states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and portions of Illinois. Established in 1986, Banner Fire Equipment offers first responders a full range of sales, service, and support capabilities. dealer network expansion “Adding Banner Fire Equipment to our dealer network is...

Go is the new-generation, single-loop fire alarm control panel from Advanced. Versatile and packed with premium features, Go provides cost-effective access to MxPro 5 range performance, quality and ease of use, in a simpler, non-networkable format, for complete fire protection peace of mind. Available to order from October 2021, Go is the ideal solution for a wide range of single-panel sites, including restaurants, bars and guesthouses to small offices, shops, salons and surgeries. Go fire ala...

Consistent with the various governments’ requests all around Australia and New Zealand, ARA has encouraged the employees to receive the COVID vaccination. The various state and federal governments have been telling them the best way out of the pandemic and to start living a normal life is to get all of them vaccinated. Many, if not all, of customers, are requiring them to be fully vaccinated to work on construction sites and visit their premises.  Vaccination lottery ARA has establ...

UKAS is delighted to be able to continue to support the Chief Scientific Officer’s (CSO) Knowledge Transfer Partnership Program for 2021. Knowledge Transfer Partnership Program CSO’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership Program offers a unique opportunity for clinical leaders The program will be launched at the CSO Conference. Come along and learn more about how UKAS is working with NHS England, NPL, and UK NML ChemBio to share knowledge and support the development of innovative ideas t...

The new station has two bays adjoining the welfare accommodation which include a kitchen/dining space, office spaces and a gym area. The steel framed, brickwork constructed station also has some panelling and pre-finished, low maintenance windows, roof edging and other finishes. It offers a brilliant community facility, crewed by wholetime firefighters, providing emergency cover 24/7. The development program for the station began in May 2019, and culminated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony att...

The Home Office has published the latest fire prevention and protection statistics, showing a massive reduction in fire and rescue service activity during the pandemic. The number of fire safety audits carried out by fire and rescue service inspecting officers fell 30 percent on the previous year to just over 34,000. This is substantially lower than five years ago when services carried out over 54,000 audits. Fire and rescue service inspection Fire safety audit is a planned visit by a fire an...

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has been awarded ServiceMark accreditation by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS), following record feedback from customers and colleagues. It’s the first time a fire and rescue service has achieved this recognition, and it’s a national standard, independently recognizing an organization’s customer service excellence. ServiceMark assessment report The ServiceMark assessment report noted that, KFRS has "turned customer culture completel...

HSE is becoming the new regulator for high-risk residential buildings, as per the provisions in the draft Building Safety Bill. This is a major component of the government’s actions towards meeting Dame Judith Hackitts 53 recommendations from “Building a Safer Future”. HSE recently published the attached document introducing the principles of what they want to see in a safety case, TCOM N328. The document suggests a number of things that building owners and building safety man...

After 30 years of proven performance, the Dutch government has decided that the current mobile water supply systems featuring hydraulically driven submersible pumps used for long-distance water transport, need to be replaced. The systems supplied between 1988 and 1992 (also by Hytrans® Systems) and used in the event of large-scale disasters, will be replaced by "State of the art" systems, in which 4 new patents are applied. Mobile water transport systems Each participating Fire Depar...

Global HSE announces that it has achieved UKAS accredited IFC certification. Following successful office and site audits, it has been accepted onto the scheme for the installation and maintenance of Fire Rated Timber Doors. IFC Certification is a UKAS accredited and internationally recognized provider of high-quality, independent third-party certification. This accreditation is in line with our company values at Global. It ensures that certified products are installed in line with tested detail...

Global HSE, a pioneer in fire engineering solutions, is one of the few companies to be named a preferred Hilti installer as part of the Hilti Accredited Firestop Specialty Contractor (HAFSC) program in the UK. Selection process Hilti undergoes a rigorous process of selecting contractors, who also need to be certified by a third party such as FIRAS or the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB). This means that they work to agreed industry standards, employ trained operatives, and are subje...

Silverliner® Open State Cavity Barrier is developed to protect the voids between the outer facade and the inner construction element of the building. There are two versions of Silverliner® developed by FSi depending on the building requirements. Silverliner® Ventilated Open State Cavity Barrier allows for 25mm to 50mm gap to ensure movement of air and moisture within the building. The aluminum foil facing provides a class ‘O’ rating and excellent resistance to smoke....